Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church

3239 Rosebud Road Walnut Cove NC 27052
Pastor: Dr. Tim Nelson -  Church Office 336-591-36112
A Place To Encounter God Face To Face. Gen. 32:3

A Word From The Pastor Archives 2026
March 2026
 

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"  Ecclesiastes 3:1

There is one unshakable truth that is timeless, regardless of our circumstances:  God is eternal and sovereign over every season.  While seasons come and go, God faithfully endures as our strength.  Solomon provides the scope of God's sovereignty - everything in and under heaven (v.1).  Further, he lists 14 pairs of activities, each pair comprises the range of human experience from birth to death, from war to peace, and everything in between.

The point of Solomon's list is not to discern how to attain a season of blessing and avoid a season of burden.  Instead, the point is rather for us to muse and marvel at the purposes of God, which we can only begin to understand.  Time is a treasured gift.  We can waste time by numbering our complaints, or we can redeem time by counting our blessings.  God is sovereign, wise, and good, and we must trust what He is doing in our life.

Adapted from:  https://growinggodlygenerations.com/2020/11/30/reasons-for-the-season-ecclesiastes-3/

"...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly."  John 10:10

One might say that John 10:10 is Jesus' mission statement:  "I came thay they may have life and have it abundantly."  Western culture defines "abundantly" one way, and within the context of this verse, it is defined another way.  To the Western culture, "abundantly" is focused on fine dining, designer clothes, a luxury car, or perfect health, the spouse of our dreams, and worldwide fame.  Yet this meaning falls short of Jesus' meaning.  Jesus' understnading of the abundant life is not about the best of earthly things now, it is so much more.

Jesus unpacks what He means by the "abundant life" a few verses after John 10:10 saying:  "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand" (John 10:27-28).  Jesus' abundant life is about eternal life, an assured life, and a secure life - that is living abundantly.

Adapted from:  https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/what-does-john-10-mean

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